Good Morning! LIS1001 Information and Technology for Searching - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Good Morning! LIS1001 Information and Technology for Searching May 2016, Ulrich Werner, Adj. Prof. (IIS‐RU)

Some students submit perfect assignments in their courses. Most don’t. Why is that?

What makes a written assignment perfect? • A perfect form – Fully meet the requirements, e.g. in the syllabus – Form follows function – show your professionalism – Perfect references, not just hyper links • A good content – show, that you understand the topic and learned something • Never write in first person (‘I’), except when your personal opinion is asked for

The Systems Development Cycle Understand the problem What is the topic? Understand the solutions Which way could you take? (their side‐effects) Do your research. Choose the best approach Then, opt for the best way. Write your text with perfect Implement it form and citations. It was not perfect? Go and ask Monitor it – does it work? what to do better.

In this course 1. Picking the right search terms Research methodology, report writing, and academic reference 2. Understanding search results 3. Searching for evidence (for research tasks) 4. Evaluating credibility of sources

How does search work? An example from Google

From your query to the result you see • Search terms in page title or even in the URL? • Do they appear in the headline? • Or close to it? • Does the page use synonyms? • High or low quality Website? • Google PageRank • All these combined produce your search result.

Picking the right search terms Created by: Tasha Bergson-Michelson Kathy Glass

What food does Tyson like best? Question in a quiz about Percy Jackson books written by Rick Riordan

[cow blister tongue sick] or [cattle blister tongue sick]

[professional toss pizza]

[ghost town San Francisco Bay]

What Matters In Typing My Search Query?

Picking the right search terms Intermediate Created by: Tasha Bergson-Michelson Kathy Glass

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

Picking the right search terms Advanced Created by: Tasha Bergson-Michelson Kathy Glass

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The highly sensational story of the U.S. Navy’s Ghost Blimp is all over the web. But is the story just based upon a rumor? Can you find anywhere on the Navy website that talks about the story as if it really took place?

Plan-to-learn (background/search terms)

Notice alternate phrasing

Some more examples to find a place where you can start.

Assignment No. 1: Where can you see today the first‐ever extinct animal that got it's DNA analyzed? Hint: Analyze the question well by using logic.